Artificial Intelligence (AI) being introduced into offshore oil and gas operations is helping reduce risk, improve compliance and strengthen safety monitoring in high-risk work environments, according to Kurt Busuttil, Senior Quality Health Safety Security and Environment (QHSSE) Manager at Guyana Shore Base Inc. (GYSBI).
He made the remarks on April 28 at the Ministry of Labour and Manpower Planning’s Occupational Safety and Health Symposium at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, East Coast Demerara, during a panel discussion on “Adapting to a Changing Landscape”.
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In offshore oil and gas operations, where personnel work around heavy equipment, marine logistics, and industrial hazards, Busuttil said AI is being applied to reduce human error and improve separation between people and machinery.
“AI is there as a tool that’s going to help us manage risk out in the workplace. It will make us make it easier for someone to get it right, harder to get it wrong,” he said.
Busuttil pointed to the use of autonomous systems in offshore supply bases and marine logistics support areas linked to oil production, where AI-driven equipment is being used to limit direct human exposure to operational hazards.
AI, he said, is also being deployed through surveillance and monitoring systems that track safety compliance in real time at industrial and offshore support facilities.
“We’re also seeing AI being used with camera systems, which can identify if someone is entering the site, not wearing the right PPE at lunch,” he said, adding that “some of these AI systems are also able to give live feedback to anyone so that they can correct their behavior.”
He noted that offshore and onshore safety teams can use the data generated to identify repeated risk patterns and improve preventive action before incidents occur.
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On the same panel, Learn Corp International Program Manager Paul Cribby said AI is also being used in oil and gas training systems, particularly for onboarding and workplace preparation.
“AI, it gives you a good starting point if you want to develop a workplace orientation,” he said, noting that it can generate initial frameworks before being refined for specific operational environments.
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He added that human oversight remains necessary to ensure accuracy and alignment with company-specific offshore safety requirements.
“AI can very quickly give you the outline of what you want to cover and some initial thoughts, but it still comes back to the individual to ensure it is accurate and tailored to what you want to portray and specific to the company. So from our end, yes, we use it a lot as a starting point,” Cribby said.
GYSBI provides services for the oil and gas industry in Guyana. It is currently the country’s premier shore base, supplying a range of integrated services. It supports a range of clients across its 140-acre development, with highly trained staff and services compliant with international standards and best practices. It has also been dedicated to the recruitment, development, and retention of Guyanese talent.
